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In a recent interview for IVN, Gary Johnson consultant Ron Nielson said Johnson “would be a fantastic senator” if he chose to run in 2018 against New Mexico’s Democratic junior senator, Martin Heinrich. When pressed on whether Johnson would consider making a bid for the U.S. Senate next year, Nielson had no comment, saying: “Well you’d have to ask Gary. I have no idea. No doubt that Gary would be a fantastic senator. He would do an amazing job and be great at that task. I have no idea if that would be of interest to him.” – Ron Nielson Ron Nielson, a public opinion research consultant from Salt Lake City, Utah, was Gary Johnson’s campaign manager, and the chief architect of his two successful bids for governor in New Mexico in 1994 and 1998. He also helped Johnson garner a historic, record-high voter turnout for a Libertarian Party presidential candidate in the party’s 45-year history... Read the rest at : The Independent Voter Network . Bonus Interview Content for THL Reade...

"Adrian Galysh is not your typical candidate for a political office. Sporting a goatee and hair down to his shoulders, this rock musician plans on shaking things up with his bid for a California State Senate seat." Read the entire article at CAIVN . W. E. Messamore , Editor in Chief, T H L Articles | Author's Page

Rob McNealy , the Libertarian Party's candidate for U.S. Congress representing Colorado's sixth district, "panhandled" for donations Wednesday on the southwest corner exit ramp of 1-225 and Parker road in Colorado, calling the event "an unorthodox fundraising event." McNealy says: “In these tough times, raising campaign money is a very tough proposition, therefore we decided to take fundraising right to the people in a very direct way.” About Rob McNealy Rob McNealy, is a small business owner and community activist. He earned his Bachelor Degree in Geography and Marketing from Central Michigan University, and his MBA from Colorado State University. Rob and his wife Kristie McNealy, MD moved from the Midwest and settled in Colorado a decade ago to fulfill their dream of living in the Rocky Mountain West. Together, they run their family business and homeschool their four children while enjoying the Colorado lifestyle. For more information: Rob@RobMcNealy.com w...

In this video, former Libertarian Party Presidential Candidate Michael Badnarik rips apart the Libertarian Party at their recent convention and discusses why they are failing so spectacularly. His speech is a must-watch for all Libertarian Party members and all philosophical libertarians. Check it out below: Part 1 - Part 2 - Matt Collins , Regular Columnist Articles | Author's Page

Via the Independent Political Report: 2006-2008 Libertarian National Committee Vice Chair Chuck Moulton recently posed 10 questions for LNC Chair candidate (and 2008 LP Vice Presidential nominee) Wayne Root. Root today gave his answers, below. (Moulton later posted an admission that if he had known his questions would turn into IPR articles, he would have phrased the last question more diplomatically .) These questions were earlier answered by Chair candidate George Phillies here . Root answered an earlier set of 10 questions for him here . Chair candidate Ernest Hancock says he will be answering these 10 questions for him in a DVD mailed to delegates for the May 28-31 LP convention. More IPR coverage of the LNC Chair race is here . Read Wayne Allyn Root's answers here . Matt Collins , Regular Columnist Articles | Author's Page

Last night I had the privilege of interviewing Arvin Vohra, a Libertarian Party candidate for a state office; a seat in Maryland's House of Delegates. Listen here . W. E. Messamore , Editor in Chief Articles

A video with John Stossel on what it means to be a libertarian. For an in depth answer, you can read my free e-book: Learn About Liberty .

This just in from the Libertarian Party : Dear Friend of Liberty, I'm about to offer you a fantastic deal. For one week only, you can get Libertarian bumper stickers like the one below: up to 10 stickers per dollar you donate! (Minimum $10 donation required.) This offer expires on Thursday, February 11, 2010 at 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time. On Monday, I wrote how some marketing experts estimate putting a bumper sticker on your car can be worth over $200 in advertising. I'm ordering some bumper stickers for Headquarters use, and since I'm ordering in bulk, I hope to add thousands more to this order and get them into your hands ASAP! I want to send piles of inexpensive stickers to activists like you to give away at your state and local meetings. I've also found that people enjoy getting free stickers at rallies and protests. Just walk around and ask people if they'd like a free Libertarian sticker. If they take one, you can ask them if they'd like to get on your mai...

Everyone in this country is agreed on the landmark importance and symbolism of today's Massachusetts special election for the U.S. Senate seat vacated by the late Ted Kennedy. There are two candidates in this race whose starkly contrasting views tell the entire story: The Massachusetts Alternatives One candidate supported a major tax increase on the people of Massachusetts. The other opposes tax increases on principle. One candidate supported and helped pass Massachusetts' 2006 universal health care law. The other opposed it. One supports President Barack Obama's foreign policy. The other is unequivocally opposed to it. One is a lawyer. The other is a businessman with a background in information technology, computer science, and business management. One was born to a political family, and held signs for their father at a young age. The other was born to poor immigrants and adopted as an infant by a pastor and his wife. One supports the nanny state and agrees with Barack Oba...

Over at Poli-Tea (where the goal is to "Dump the Duopoly" -the so-called two-party system in the United States), there's a great little guide to the third-party and independent blogosphere: "Certainly there are innumerable blogs devoted to third party and independent politics across the political spectrum, but taken together they lack the cohesion characteristic of the networks dedicated to pushing the Democratic and Republican Parties and the two-party system. Of course, this is to be expected as reflective of reality under the conditions of the reigning two-party state. However, the picture becomes more coherent when viewed at the individual party level, at the state and local level, or in terms of third party and independent issue advocacy. Obviously, the following guide is by no means comprehensive, and admittedly provisional. It is a first attempt at offering a window into the third party and independent political web, and is informed by my own reading habits ...

Article by: Carlos Watson If the two-party system is ever going to be seriously challenged, this is the moment. The GOP, the stall-tactic party, is reeling. The Democratic administration is struggling to turn around the economy. And across the country, creative, engaged folks are increasingly feeling politically homeless. More Americans consider themselves independents (39%) than Democrats (33%) or Republicans (22%) -- and the gap is widening. Who will fill that void? Sarah Palin is rumored to be mulling the idea of starting a third party, pulling together social and fiscal conservatives alienated from the GOP. The Blue Dog Democrats, turned off by President Barack Obama's spending, could reach across the aisle to moderate Republicans and try to attract independents. But the best third-party contender already exists. The Libertarians, like so many independents and disaffected Democrats and Republicans, are fiscal conservatives and social liberals -- and no one has yet built a lasti...